Internal-combustion engine.



H. C. WELL.

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. APPucATloN F'1LED MAY17.1912. HENEwEu MAY1.1915.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

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HUGO C. WELL, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y

Speciiication of Letters Patent.

Patenten npr. 3, i917.

Application led May 17, 1912, Serial No. 697,852. Renewed May 1, 1915. Serial No. 25,298,

To all 'whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, HUGO C. WELL, a subject of the German Emperor, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of the Bronx, in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Internal-Combustion Engine, of which the following is a full, clear, andl exact description.

My invention relates to engines, and itv has for its object to provide one of the internal combustion type which has a piston with a rotatable valve member with a port which is adapted to receive the combustible mixturev through a port in the side of the cylinder, the rotatable valve member also having ports which are adapted to register with ports in the piston to permit of a quick circulation of air in the cylinder to cool the cylinder and clear it of all products of combustion.

Other objects of the invention are to direct air to one of the ports in the piston, to lead the air. from the other port in the piston and out of the cylinder, and to rotatethe valve member in the piston.

Still other objects of the invention will appear in the following complete specifica tion, in which the preferred form of the invention is disclosed.

Certain features of this invention are disclosed in applicants co-pending application having Serial No. 778,075.

In the ,drawings similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, in which- Figure l is a sectional elevation of my im'- p proved engine;

of Fig. l1; and

Fig. 2- is a sectional view on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. l3 is a-sectional view on the line 3-'3 Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vsectionalview showing haw the ratchet teeth portant that the cylinder be thoroughly cooled and cleansed of all products 'of comi' bustion before the admission of anew chargeof'the .combustible mixturev but with the "r'rapid'movement of the piston,` there is dii= i feulty in clearing theycylinder when'o'nly'an y exhaust valve is provided; *My invention includes means. for forcingf-alr'under pressure througihfthe cylinder after the explosion, and in 4thepreferred 'embodiment "of the invention, shown in the drawings, this air is led through a port in the piston and out of another port, the ports being commanded by a valve member mounted for `rotating on the piston, the valve member also being pro.-

member 9, this casing member 9 having a port 10, with which the pipe 11 communicates. The cylinder 5 isfprovided with an- `elbow 12 at the port 7, a tube or conduit member 13 being secured to this elbow for communicating with the ports 7. "The tube ort in the cylinder,

' at the outer side of the cylinder 5 by a casingor conduit member 13 is disposed longitudinally of the cylinder 5. In the cylinder 5' there is disposed a piston 14, having ports 15 and 16, which are commanded by the valve member 17, this valve member 17 having ports 18, with which the ports 15 and 16 are adapt'- ed to communicate. Integral with the piston 14, 'there are two conduit members .19 and 20, the conduit member 19 `communicating with the port 16, and the conduit member 20 communicating with the port 15. The lower terminal 21 of the conduit member 19 is dis` posed outwardly, affording communication between the scavenger ports 8 andthe conduit 19. The tube or conduit 1 3.4 is disposedy in and telescopes withthe'c'onduit 20. The

valvemember 17,v which is disposed on the 4piston-"14, is connected With a ratchet disk 22 by a stud 23, which is'dispgosed through an orifice 24 in the piston14. v 'This ratchet disk 'Y 22 is disposed at the underside of the piston 14, and'is provided for-.rotating the valve member 17.. The valve member 17 has a pe.-

ripheral-rim.25,.having.fports 26, which are adapted'- toregister with:the-portl 6 inythe 1 gaging the Aratchet disk 22 at one side pf its- -cylinder`, for-affording communication bel sleeve, 29 has athread' I center. There aslo't 32 in the ,sleeve 29, in

which is disposed a guide screw or pin 33, which is secured to the ratchet tooth 31, and limits the movement of the said ratchet tooth. The ratchet tooth 31 is held yieldingly extended by a spring 34, which is disposed' in the sleeve 29, the face of the upier terminal 35 of the ratchet tooth 31 being isposed obliquely relatively to the sides of the `rthe opposite direction, the sprin ratchet tooth', so that While it Avvill have a positive movement with the ratchet disk to rotate the valve member 17 in one direction, it will move freely over the ratchet disk in 34 assistingl in this return movement. pawl 22* may be provided to prevent the ratchet disk conduit 20, the conduit 13 and the port 7,

the pipe 11 being in communication with a supply of air under pressure so that as soon as one of the ports 18 in the valve member 17 registers with the port 16, one of the ports 18 in the valve member 17 registers with the port 15, and the lower terminal 21 of the conduit 19 is in communication With the scavenger orts 82 a supply of air under pressure will e recelved from the pipe 11 and will be transmitted to the cylinder 5 and out of the cylinder-through the conduit 20,

' the conduit 13 and the port 7. The cylinder is cooled by this circulation of air therethrough.

As will be seen by referring to the drawings the ports will be in this position after the explosion, and with the movement of the piston 14 in the direction of the cylinder ead the ports 15 and 16 will be closed by the valve member 17, when the piston is at the end of the return stroke. As the valve member 17 rotates on the piston 14 the port 26fwill be moved into position to receive the combustible mixture from the port 6 which combustible mixture is compressed by the movement of the piston toward the cylinder head when itis exploded in the usual manner. While I have shown my invention as applied to a four-cycle engine it will be understood that it may be used on. other engines.

. In the operation of the engine the ratchet tooth 31 moves the ratchet disk 22 and the valve member 17 one-eighth of a revolution at every revolution of the main shaft so that with every second revolution of the main shaft one of the ports 26 will be disposed opposite the port 6. In this way the cylinder is charged with the combustible mixture with every second revolution of the main shaft and the combustible mixture is compressed and fired as is customary in 4-cycle engines. When the pistonis moveddownl again the main shaft has made a complete revolutlon and the valve member 17 has made one-eighth of a revolution which hasl moved two of the. ports 18'into communication with the ports 15 and 16 to clean the cylinder of the products of combustion.

Having thus described my invention I' claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

' 1. In an engine, a cylinder having a port a conduit disposed in and longitudinally oi y the cylinder, and communicating with the port, a piston having a port and a conduit' cylinder through one of the orts for carrying out of the other port t e products of combustion.

3. In an engine a cylinder, a piston for moving in the cylinder and being provided with two scavenger ports, a valve member mounted to rotate on the piston for commanding the ports, and means for directing a supply of cleansing fluid into the cylinder through one of the ports, and carrying out of the other port the products of combustion'.

4. In an engine a cylinder, a iston for reciprocating in the cylinder, and eing provided With two scavenger ports, a valve member for commanding the lports, means for directing a supply of cleanslng iuid into the cylinder through one of the ports for carrying out of the other port the products of combustion, a piston rod, and means for oprating the valve member by the piston ro 5. yIn an engine, a cylinder having a port, a pistonwith a port and a valve member mounted to rotate on the piston for commanding the piston port, and having a rim with a portvvith which the cylinder port is adapted to communicate.

6. In an engine, a cylinder, a piston for reciprocating in the cylinder and provided with a scavenger port, a valve member mounted to rotate on the piston for commanding the scavenger port, a ratchet member mounted to rotate with the valve member, a piston rod connected with the piston and having a sleeve, a ratchet tooth disposed for moving longitudinally in the sleeve and adapted to engage the ratchet member, and

[a spring 'for'holding the ratchet tooth exn tended.

7. In an engine, a cylinder having a port, a piston with a port and a valveA member mounted to move on the piston for com.

manding the piston port and having a rim wlth a port with which the cylinder port is adapted to communicate.

8. In an engine, a cylinder having two:

ports, a conduit disposed in and longitudinally of the cylinder, and vcommunicating with one of the ports, a piston havingqtwo ports and two conduits communicating with the piston ports, one of the last-mentioned conduits having a sliding engagement withthe firstmentioned conduit, and the other of the second-mentioned conduits having a lateral port for communicating with one of the ports in the cylinder, whenthe piston in a predetermined position relatively to the cylinder, a valve member for commandingthe ports in the piston, and means for operating the valve member.

9. In an engine, a cylinder having two ports, a conduit disposed in and longitudinally of the cylinder, and4 communicating with one of the ports, a piston .havingtwo Y ports and two conduits communicatingwith g the piston ports, one of the last-mentionedv conduits having a sliding engagement with the first-mentioned conduit, and the other of the second-mentioned conduits having a lateral port for communicating with one of the ports in the cylinder, a valve member for'V commanding the ports in the piston, and means for operating the valve member. a

10. In an engine, a cylinder having two ports, a conduit disposed in and longitu-v dinally of the cylinder, and communicating with one of the ports, a pistonhaving two ports and two conduits communicating with the piston ports, one of the last-mentioned conduits having a sliding engagement withv the iirst-mentoned conduit, and the other of the second-mentioned conduits having a lateral port for communicating with one of -the ports in the cylinder, when the piston is in a predetermined position relatively to the cylinder, a valve mounted to rotate-on the piston for commanding the ports in the piston, and means for rotating the valve v 11. In anV engine a cylinder having two scavenger ports, a piston in the cylinder provided with twoports and two conduits communicating with the piston ports, and extending longitudinally of the cylinder for communicating with the 'rst-tWo-mentioned ports, a valve member for commanding the piston ports, a ratchet member mounted to eating in the cylinder, an havin a port for rotate the valve member, ail'pistonrod connected with the piston, andfa tooth mounted on the piston rod for engaging the ratchet member for operating. the valve member.

- 12. In an engine a cylinder having two I scavenger ports, a piston in the cylinder provided with two ports and two conduits comi municating with the piston ports, and extending longitudinally of th'e cylinder for communicating with the rst-two-mentioned ports, a valve member for commanding the vpiston ports, a ratchet member mounted to rotate the valve member, a pislton rod, asleeve secured to the piston rod,

a ratchet tooth disposed for moving in the vsleeve, and forengaging the ratchet member,

and a spring for holdmg the ratchet tooth extended.

13. In an engine, a cylinder having a port,

a piston, a valve'member mounted to rotate on the' piston and being provided with a rim, with a port with which the cylinder port is adapted to communicate, a ratchet disk for communicating with the port o the cylinder, a valve'mounted for rotating on the piston .for commanding the second men'- tioned port, a piston rod fulcrumed to the piston, and means connecting the piston rod with the valve for rotating the latter.

16. In an'v internal combustion engine, a.

cylinder having a port, a pistonfor recipro-M cating in the cylinder and having a port4 for.. communicating with the first mentioned port, a valve rotatably mounted on the p ton on an axis' substantially parallel wiltIi the axisl of the cylinderifor commanding the second mentioned operating the valve.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the two subscribing witnesses.

' -nueo o. WELL, Witnesses: .l i

Evaxmnn B. Mayenne,

, Pnxmrrl). Repairers.

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